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Intractable

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50. Whoever wins the primary, of course.

Reply to Unrepentant Fenian (Original post)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 11:34 PM

9 hrs ago

Unless Mark Kelly is an actual progressive, and I think he isn't, I would only vote for him against the Republican.

But, why should we even think about this now? We have to deal with 2026 elections.

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Who should we run for President in 2028?.... [View all] Unrepentant Fenian Wednesday OP

I agree. multigraincracker Wednesday #1

My choice right now is Pritzker. Haggard Celine Wednesday #2

Yes! We haven't tried a billionaire leftstreet Wednesday #3

I wish mark cuban would step up Melon Wednesday #4

Wow, did not expect that one. Don't really know much about him. Really rich and kind of abrasive on Sharktank, no? FadedMullet 14 hrs ago #29

I use Cuban's Costplusdrugs for my medications. Intractable 9 hrs ago #56

I actually prefer a seasoned politician. Trueblue Texan 9 hrs ago #60

Watched Jen Psaki's interview of Newsome last night and was pleasantly allegorical oracle 43 min ago #74

The winner of the primary Johonny Wednesday #5

Pete is the best choice....hell we elected a AA as President. Ferrets are Cool Wednesday #6

Newsom maxsolomon 15 hrs ago #19

LOL Ferrets are Cool 11 hrs ago #47

No, I like Newsom. It's Newsome that I hate. Different person entirely. nt SomewhereInTheMiddle 1 hr ago #73

Can we get through the midterms first, assuming we even have them? niyad Wednesday #7

Thank you! yellow dahlia 14 hrs ago #31

Exactly! niyad 13 hrs ago #45

Indeed. yellow dahlia 12 hrs ago #46

Good point! Sam I Yam 9 hrs ago #51

Rules are for suckers. The Constitution is just a piece of paper. I say we go all in and Marie Marie Wednesday #8

And when all 50 states refuse to put Obama's name on the ballot, then what? Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #11

I was spewing snark. I wasn't seriously suggesting that we ignore the constitution. Marie Marie 17 hrs ago #14

"Who should we run for President in 2028?" LudwigPastorius Wednesday #9

Exactly. yellow dahlia 14 hrs ago #32

No billionaires or celebrities Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #10

I love my Senator, but he lacks the charisma to win the Presidency as a Democrat AZJonnie Yesterday #12

Adam Schiff. Brilliant and charasmatic guy. n/t SheilaAnn Yesterday #13

I don't see any sign of charisma in Schiff... Trueblue Texan 9 hrs ago #62

I see your point, he's a very serious person. Thanks for the reply. SheilaAnn 4 hrs ago #71

MANY should run... the final decision belongs to the PEOPLE. WarGamer 16 hrs ago #15

Iron shapens iron, as I'm sure you know and why you exerpted, is from Proverbs 27:17 MerryBlooms 15 hrs ago #23

There's going to be a vigorous primary process to determine all of that. BannonsLiver 16 hrs ago #16

My answer is whoever wins the primaries EdmondDantes_ 15 hrs ago #17

Schiff... Buttigieg... but not AOC or Bernie Sanders. QueerDuck 15 hrs ago #18

Hmmm. You can guess the favorite topic forum with almost certainty for some posts. NoRethugFriends 9 hrs ago #59

What does this mean? With regard to guessing someones "favorite topic forum" who are you referring to? QueerDuck 3 hrs ago #72

Mark Kelly looks like Gollum. maxsolomon 15 hrs ago #20

I don't hate Gavin Newsom ... however I do trust the primary process FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #30

I'm a Yellow Dog. maxsolomon 13 hrs ago #39

Sad to say, our candidate needs to meet three tests jmowreader 15 hrs ago #21

Which Washington do you mean? I'm assuming you mean D.C. and not my beloved Left Coast WA. FadedMullet 14 hrs ago #28

The one with Seattle in it jmowreader 14 hrs ago #35

Gov. Josh Shapiro is Jewish, so he doesn't meet your #2 test FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #34

My criteria are way too narrow and confining for a reason jmowreader 13 hrs ago #37

Oops, failed your own test pinkstarburst 13 hrs ago #40

Just an arbitrary set of rules. tinrobot 9 hrs ago #57

Let me preface this by saying phylny 15 hrs ago #22

Our next Democratic President needs to appoint Kamala Harris as the new Attorney General FakeNoose 14 hrs ago #36

She would be the perfect attorney general! phylny 13 hrs ago #43

Pritzker. At least spell his name correctly question everything 7 hrs ago #68

Amy Klobuchar Senator from Minnesota. Ping Tung 14 hrs ago #24

She's overexposed and rather uncharismatic. Intractable 9 hrs ago #53

She is now a gubernatorial candidate. question everything 7 hrs ago #69

If Pete's running, I'm voting for him pinkstarburst 14 hrs ago #25

I don't understand why Sheldon Whitestone choie 14 hrs ago #26

He is wonderful. Maybe he isn't interested? yellow dahlia 14 hrs ago #33

I've never heard of him. Who is he? pinkstarburst 13 hrs ago #41

Senator Whitehouse is pretty well-known. For moonscape 7 hrs ago #70

If you mean "Sheldon Whitehouse" ... Intractable 9 hrs ago #54

Whoever wins the nomination has my vote Tribetime 14 hrs ago #27

Someone Who Can Win and Can Govern DET 13 hrs ago #38

That is such wrong thinking. America is tired of "moderate corporate Dems". We need PROGRESSIVE Dems Ferrets are Cool 11 hrs ago #48

I'm tired of corporate Dems, too DET 9 hrs ago #63

Pete with AOC as VP Tree Lady 13 hrs ago #42

This krawhitham 8 hrs ago #67

I'd like to be as left as they are right. BlueTsunami2018 13 hrs ago #44

I want a clean, point-driven and vigorous primary season. hamsterjill 9 hrs ago #49

Whoever wins the primary, of course. Intractable 9 hrs ago #50

He isn't. His wife wasn't either. NoRethugFriends 9 hrs ago #61

Yeah. So, they are not on the map for me. If he runs in the primary, I'll give him a chance. Intractable 8 hrs ago #65

Jessy Ventura Tribetime 9 hrs ago #52

AOC and Talarico SSJVegeta 9 hrs ago #55

Nope nope nope. How about a real liberal NoRethugFriends 9 hrs ago #58

Many on X are loving Ro Khanna womanofthehills 9 hrs ago #64

No, he's SecDef material. We also, imho, need someone who is a veteran of at least one Primary so that they artemisia1 8 hrs ago #66